Fruit Smoothies

Today's club session was a chance for the children to experiment in the kitchen by making a variety of fruit smoothies. First the children made three different smoothies, following Let's Get Cooking recipes, then, after tasting all 3, the children had a chance to get creative and to decide which ingredients to use to make two more smoothies. Could they make something even tastier?

Our celebrity chef this week was Charlee and here she shows us how to make "Just Peachy" smoothie.

Just Peachy

6 slices of tinned peaches

125g peach yoghurt

200ml milk

1. Open the can of peaches and chop the pieces of peach into smaller pieces.

2.. Measure out the yoghurt and the milk.

3. Place all the ingredients into a blender and whizz until smooth.

4. Pour into suitable drinking glasses to serve.

In the meantime, Amy and Chloe were busy making Cherry-licious smoothie.

Cherry-licious Smoothie

400g can of pitted cherries in juice

250ml cherry yoghurt

1 banana

1. Peel and chop the banana.

2. Measure out the cherry yoghurt.

3. Open the can of cherries.

4. Put all the ingredients into the blender, including the syrup from the cherries then whizz until smooth.

5. Pour into suitable glasses to serve.

At the same time Sarah and Keelea made Pineapple and Pear Smoothie.

Pineapple and Pear Smoothie

1 pear

220g tin of pineapple in juice

4 ice-cubes or some cold water

1. Open the tin of pineapple.

2. Peel the pear, cut into quarters and remove the core.

3. Place all the ingredients in the blender, including the juice from the pineapple and whizz until smooth.

4. Pour into suitable drinking glasses to serve.

With all the smoothies carefully poured into miniature glasses it was time to have a taste of each of them. There were lots of "Mmmm" and "yummy" muttered and then the children decided which smoothie they liked most. "Just Peachy" was the overall winner, with "Cherry-licious" a close second.

The children had a look at the remaining ingredients then came up with some suggestions for two more smoothies. The first was a mixture of strawberry yoghurt, milk, a banana and a few dollops of vanilla ice-cream. The second was made from a few peaches, some milk and a few drops of vanilla extract. Both were tasty but our strawberry/banana combo was a real hit. The children went home with a boxful of fruit and carton of milk. Can they come up with their own delicious smoothie at home?